GM to Add 1,100 Jobs At Cruise Automation

After purchasing Cruise Automation, an autonomous driving technology company based in San Francisco, GM has announced it will continue to invest heavily in the in the self-driving company's future. Investing $14 million in a self-driving research and development facility near San Francisco, GM claims it will add more than 1,100 jobs at Cruise Automation over the next five years.

GM will be repurposing an existing facility, which will more than double Cruise Automation's R&D work space. Cruise Automation plans to move in to the new facility by the end of 2017.